Photographer unknown - Later upgraded to 215T version, with turboporp engines

Photographer: Enrique Fernandez

Shot from the food court inside the Flyinn mall.

This water bomber is former Yugoslavia Air Force serial 72204 and was delivered to 355 MTM in late 1995. It carried serial 72204 (up to late 1996) and was later reregistered to 1070. The beauty unfortunately crashed during firefighting mission of a very big fire at Neapoli, Lakonia on 17 July 2015. The aircraft crash-landed just out of the village of Faraklo. Luckily the crew was able to escape the Scooper. The CL-215 was then consumed by the forest fire and completely destroyed.

Here in service with Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. It was exported as I-SRMC in August 2004.

In operation with Manitoba Government Air Service and carrying the earlier fleet number which was later changed to 252. Exported as N36CL in January 2020. The building seen behind the tail used to be the passenger terminal until 1964 when a new one opened. I was employed 1970 to 1983 by the company that took it over which is how I managed to get so many up-close ramp shots.

Stored since 2012 along with C-FTUV (1020) 256, C-FTXI (1016) 255 and C-GUMW (1065) 251. Cancelled 6 January 2020. To CL415 Aviation Salvage LLC as N36CL on the same day.

I was delighted to find this firefighter of the Turkish Aeronautical Association at the small parachuting and fire-fighting field of Selçuk, near the Agean coast about half an hour south of Izmir. Ex Ontairo C-GBXQ and Sorem I-SRMC

Sold to Greek Air Force.